Don Hartley
(912) 312-2001
Don@DonHartley.com
Summary of Qualifications
Innovative professional with nineteen years of experience in fintech product design, development, and Product Management. Helped launch 53 Payment and Fintech solutions, and served in a leadership role for the creation of more than 42. 32 of the top 50 Retailers in the US use solutions that I have helped develop and create.
Professional Experience
7/2017-Present PayTabs Kingdom of Bahrain
Sr Vice President Product Development
Backed by the largest company in the World, PayTabs is a regional payment solutions provider to the GCC. I have been brought onboard to grow the product line into international remittance, mobile wallets, cross boarder bill payments, and to expand the company internationally.
2/2017 -6/2017 Verizon Labs (HCL)
San Jose, CA
Chief Product Architect -Verizon Wallet
Subject-matter expert on payment systems. Primary architect and Project Manager in the creation of the new Verizon Mobile Wallet, including product design for UX and UI. Coordinated multiple technology and Financial Vendors, and developed the design for the new Verizon Mobile Wallet and Payment Gateway.
10/2015-01/2017 JP Morgan Chase
Dallas, TX
Chief Product Architect and Product Manager for Emerging Payments
Focused on architecture, new product innovation, roadmap development, Project Management, Product Management, and system interfaces, including the launch and market strategy of the new Chase Pay Wallet. Created the new Loyalty and Offers engine for upcoming versions of Chase Pay. Internal technical expert for payments issues in JP Morgan Chase’s Digital Group.
02/2014-11/2015 Anywhere Commerce Montreal, QB
Vice President of Solutions and Technology & pro tem Chief Technology Officer
Orchestrated new gateway acquisitions and gateway engagements, hardware development and certifications. Coordinated the various product development offerings of hardware, gateway, and mobile applications for companies including Bank of America, First Data and Delta Airlines. Provided ongoing leadership for the project management teams for both domestic and international development. Responsibilities also included technical writing, user documentations, website management, solution delivery, marketing, sales engineering, contract review and negotiations, customer facing level 2 support, personnel management, PCI Certification, EMV development and integration, vendor management and team development. as well as vendor management. Managed international payment gateways, hardware, software and enterprise level development teams in Dublin, Barcelona and Montreal and Hong Kong.
09/2013-10/2014 MoneyGram (TCS)
Sr POS Solution Architect Consultant Minneapolis, MN
Created the new front end architecture for MoneyGram’s in-store solution. The solution implements additional functionality for both agents and consumers and provides a streamlined mobile component for users.
02/2013-07/2013 MCX (Merchant Customer Exchange) Dallas, TX
Director of Product Development and Product Management
Developed the MCX mobile payment solution for the U.S. market. The solution was intended to compete against Visa and MasterCard and was created with input of many of the world’s largest retailers, including Wal-Mart, Target and Shell Oil. Finalized the POS API, and Settlement specifications and negotiated with large payment processors and vendors to enable a streamlined solution. Developed a mobile fuel solution utilizing a mix of Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Also led the Project Management of integrating the new systems into the systems of the largest retailers in the world.
11/2011- 01/2013 PayPal
San Jose, CA
Sr. Manager/ Sales Engineering/Architecture
Developed retail POS and mobile wallet solutions for many of America’s largest merchants, including Home Depot, American Eagle, Barnes and Noble and Toys R Us. I worked directly with hardware vendors, ePOS manufacturers, and Payment Switch providers to enable large enterprise merchants to accept PayPal at the Point of Sale. These solutions incorporated payments, financing, coupons, loyalty programs, dynamic reporting, mobile marketing, mobile commerce and e-commerce. Presented next-generation payment solutions in the e-commerce, mobile and retail sectors to CEO and CIOs of Fortune 500 retail companies. Successfully negotiated with terminal, POS, and Payment switch vendors to incorporate the new PayPal solutions into their product offerings. Managed a $12 million development budget that incorporated Sales Engineers, System Architects, Developers and project managers.
08/2009- 09/2011 Merchant Focus and App Ninjas
Dublin, OH
Vice President of Sales
Customized development of the iPhone CC Terminal Application and the iSwipe iPhone Payment Application sales channel and marketing program. Managed development budget and defined the Product roadmap for the first generation of mobile smart phone processing. Developed 197 new merchant account referral partners in 19 months. These partners included POS companies, app developers, web development and hosting companies, traditional ISOs and agents, both domestic and international.
08/2007-01/2009 Cynergy Data New York, NY
Director of Integrated Payment Systems & Director of the Payment Gateway
Developed the Integrated Payment Systems Channel for Cynergy Data and expanded the group from 1 person to 15 employees in one year. Boosted processing volume by $523,000,000 annually. Oversaw PCI DSS and PA-DSS certifications for both Cynergy Data and its technology partners. Oversaw the integration and Architectural design of numerous technology partners with the Cynergy Data LUCY Gateway. Managed a $7 million dollar budget that included sales, sales support, developers, relationship managers, and integration specialists. Helped develop the product roadmap for the payment gateway used by over 10,000 merchants across America.
2001-2007 Ion Payment Solutions Savannah, GA
President/Founder
Provided consulting services for e-commerce, software and mobile payment solutions for mid to large size companies and ISO's with special billing and credit processing needs. Structured integrated cross platform payment solutions for resorts, large online retailers, and mobile phone providers, with an emphasis on POS providers. Designed, engineered and implemented wireless transaction solutions and POS solutions for large merchants.
2001-2005 Merchant Consulting Group Savannah, GA
President/Founder
Founded and expanded a company from a home-based consulting business to a twelve-person software company. Developed a cross platform Enterprise Level payment software engine used by more than 2,800 businesses. Managed every major aspect of the company from P&L and benefits to product development and marketing. Managed sales, support, and development teams with a 1.1 million dollar budget.
1998-2001 PC Charge/Go Software/VeriFone Savannah, GA
Sales Manager
Grew the PC Charge installation base to over 100,000 installations. Negotiated software, integration, and support contracts with government entities, POS Developers, and Fortune 500 companies. Coordinated with development partners and merchants to help define the first generation of IP based payment processing on the PC.
Education
1990-1996 University of Georgia
· Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
1989-1997 US Army Active & Reserves
Nuclear Biological and Chemical Warfare Specialist
Technical Project Management
Project Leadership
Product Development and Design
Client Development/Management
Long-term functionality planning
Product Management (Agile, Scrum & Waterfall Methodologies)
Product Marketing
Sales Engineering
Business Development
Deep Payment Experience
Blockchain
Mobile Wallet Development
Payment Gateways
POS Development
Mobile Development & Design
Payment Apps
Product Management
International Payment Processing
Alternative Payment Methods
NFC and EMV Dev Experience.
IT Team Management (centralized and remote)
System, Product & Solution Architecture
My Experience
Payment solution Design Guru
Payments Super Ninja
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